Progreso vs Wanderers match preview: Even contest expected at Parque Abraham Paladino

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Competition: Uruguay Primera Division
Competition: Mon 15.November
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Parque Abraham Paladino (8000 seats)

Progreso are hosting Wanderers for yet another important match after their 0-0 result vs Boston River.

Insights:
  • Progreso have the the worst goal difference (-13) in Primera Division
  • Wanderers have the fewest scored goals (4) away in Primera Division

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

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Progreso form and stats

With 1 Primera Division win, 2 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Progreso are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Rodrigo Nicolas Formento Chialanza not having conceded a league goal in 188 minutes.

Progreso drew their last game, 0-0 away at Boston River.

Before that, Progreso had a home game versus Fenix which ended with a victory 1-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Progreso perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Progreso as a small favourite), we find 23 games. Progreso has won ten of these, drawn eight and lost five.

The Progreso fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 7 matches. Progreso are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (14 from 7 played).

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Wanderers form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Wanderers so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 1-0-6 (win-draw-lose).

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Primera Division home defeat versus Cerro Largo with 1-2 on the scoreboard.

Prior to that result Wanderers won their away game at River Plate. The scoreline was 1-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Wanderers in our archives, and the results are: six wins for Wanderers, five draws and three defeats.

The visitors have scored 4 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Wanderers have conceded 12 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Wanderers - Progreso 2-0 was the story when this pair of sides formerly did battle, some time ago this season. Last ten meetings involving these participants: Progreso won three, Wanderers triumphed in six and we saw one draw. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

ProgresoG. Alles Vila
G. Alles Vila
5 goals
WanderersM. Méndez Acosta
M. Méndez Acosta
4 goals
WanderersH. Rivero
H. Rivero
4 goals

Progreso missing players

Wanderers missing players

Progreso Wanderers
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 4 13 26
7 4 2 Won W 3 4 11
8 4 2 Drew D 1 2 4
11 5 0 Lost L 0 7 11
21 12 6 Scored S 9 15 28
31 16 3 Conceded C 4 21 29
81% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
50% 54% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 77% 62%
35% 38% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 69% 50%
23% 31% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 31% 15%
8% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
38% 46% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 54% 38%
42% 46% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 15% 38%
38% 23% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 31% 31%
 
5.7 5.8 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 5.5 4.8
4.2 3.5 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 8.8 5.5 4.6
3 3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.7 2.8
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 5
 
10.9 11.5 12 Shots (avg) S ( 7 9.7 9.7
4.1 3.9 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.6 3.4
20% 24% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 64% 32% 32%
 
8.5 8.7 6.5 Shots against (avg) S A 7.8 8.2 8.3
3.2 3.6 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 3.4 3.3
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Progreso have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Progreso have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Primera Division
  • Progreso have the the worst goal difference (-13) in Primera Division
  • Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Wanderers have the fewest scored goals (4) away in Primera Division
  • Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Plaza Colonia 15 11 3 1 20 7 7 4 2 1 8 4 8 7 1 0 12 3 13 36
2 Nacional 15 9 2 4 23 14 8 7 0 1 16 3 7 2 2 3 7 11 9 29
3 Penarol 15 7 7 1 22 10 8 5 3 0 16 4 7 2 4 1 6 6 12 28
4 Liverpool 15 8 3 4 38 20 7 5 2 0 23 8 8 3 1 4 15 12 18 27
5 River Plate 15 7 5 3 27 20 7 3 3 1 13 7 8 4 2 2 14 13 7 26
6 Torque 15 8 1 6 26 19 9 4 0 5 12 11 6 4 1 1 14 8 7 25
7 Fenix 15 6 3 6 20 22 7 3 1 3 9 10 8 3 2 3 11 12 -2 21
8 Cerro Largo 15 6 2 7 20 22 7 4 0 3 13 10 8 2 2 4 7 12 -2 20
9 Cerrito 15 5 4 6 14 15 7 3 2 2 7 4 8 2 2 4 7 11 -1 19
10 Sud America 15 5 3 7 15 22 7 2 3 2 8 9 8 3 0 5 7 13 -7 18
11 Wanderers 15 5 2 8 12 16 8 4 2 2 8 4 7 1 0 6 4 12 -4 17
12 Rentistas 15 4 4 7 12 21 8 1 1 6 5 15 7 3 3 1 7 6 -9 16
13 Boston River 15 3 5 7 14 19 7 2 2 3 7 8 8 1 3 4 7 11 -5 14
14 Deportivo Maldonado 15 3 5 7 11 22 8 1 3 4 6 12 7 2 2 3 5 10 -11 14
15 Progreso 15 2 5 8 13 26 7 1 2 4 7 14 8 1 3 4 6 12 -13 11
16 Villa Espanola 15 1 6 8 14 26 8 1 4 3 9 11 7 0 2 5 5 15 -12 9

Read more about Primera Division

The Liga Profesional de Primera División is the highest football league in Uruguay. It was founded in 1900 and turned professional in 1932. The league has 16 teams and play a season from February to November, divided into three parts: Torneo Apertura, Torneo Intermedio and Torneo Clausura.